Hello all! I can't believe I'm already over halfway done with my Pinternship! So far I've learned so much and loved being immersed in the world of science and microbiology. This week I did a lot of work under Nathan, who's focusing on Lassa virus...
Hey everyone, this week was definitely the most work-intensive one of my internship so far. After spending the past several weeks learning the basics of the project and preparing samples, I have finally reached the stage where most of the soil samples have been scanned...
Clinical Focus & Breakthroughs: SATCO Research and Keeping Kids Engaged A lot of my time this week was dedicated to SATCO (Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control) research, diving deeper into how we measure and support core stability in children. Alongside the research, I was tasked with...
Hi everyone, just a recap: my name is Zoe Schiffer, and I have had the amazing opportunity to spend 6 weeks in San Diego, interning at the Scripps Research Institute in the Engle Lab. The lab is run by Keary Engle. I have been working...
Hey all! This is already my very last post, and I am so grateful for how fun these past few weeks have been. Even though I'm sure you've heard this before, I'm going to say it: I really didn't expect time to fly bye so...
Wow it seems like just yesterday I was arriving in Arizona and now I'm already back home. This last month has been one of the most incredible things I've ever done and this final week really wrapped things up. This last week of camp went...
Hello everyone, welcome to my last update. My last week at University of Houston was a bit busy as everyone was preparing their posters for our final presentation. Thankfully everything went well. LAB/RESEARCH This past week I spent my days perfecting my poster for the poster presentations,...
Hello everyone, for the past two weeks, I have been on a school trip to Scandinavia. This was my first week back, and I jumped right into it! My week was cut short because of a concert at Red Rocks and a short trip back...
My third week at Scripps has been, while somewhat repetitive, very enjoyable! As a reminder, I’m working at the Ye Lab at the Scripps Research Institute. My mentors (Kaili Xue and Leyao Shen) are looking into the metabolism of glucose during learning processes, and how...
[caption id="attachment_34795" align="alignleft" width="300"] These are the spectral maps, one is zoomed in the other is the entire block that has been captured by the satellite![/caption] Hello! I can't believe that I'm Already halfway through this internship! To begin this week off I came into office...
Hi everyone! I’ve officially arrived in Isla Vista, California, where I’ll be spending the next several weeks as a marine biology intern at the University of California, Santa Barbara. I’m incredibly excited to begin this opportunity in Bob Miller’s lab, where the research focuses on the...
Hello everyone, This was definitely a fun week! Between all of the World Cup games and the Fourth of July celebrations, it felt like there was always something exciting happening. There was a lot to watch and celebrate, and it made the week go by really...
Hello everyone! Week 5 at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) was a little shorter than usual since everyone had Friday off for the Fourth of July, but there was still plenty to work on before the long weekend. [caption id="attachment_34762" align="alignleft" width="218"] PAM Burn...
Hello everybody! Welcome back to my Pintern blog. This week marked the beginning of our fourth week in the George Lab at UCSD. With one of my mentors away on vacation, my schedule looked a little different than usual, giving me the opportunity to spend...
[caption id="attachment_34756" align="alignright" width="225"] Part of the first drum prototype[/caption] It is the end of week 4 here at the Colorado School of Mines in the RoSE Lab, we are getting close to getting parts to start the prototype of the IPEx rover. This week the...